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GARDEN GROVE \u2014 The Rancho Alamitos baseball team had the right player on the mound for the biggest game in the program\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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Henry Garcia allowed no runs, one hit, one walk, hit one batter and had seven strikeouts in the Vaqueros\u2019 3-0 victory over Oxford Academy in the CIF-SS Division 8 semifinals Tuesday at Rancho Alamitos High School.<\/p>\n

The Vaqueros (15-11) will be making their first-ever appearance in a CIF-SS baseball final. They will play Schurr for the Division 8 championship on Friday or Saturday.<\/p>\n

Schurr defeated Duarte in the other semifinal Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Garcia\u2019s performance was a continuation of outstanding efforts by the senior this season.<\/p>\n

He pitched a perfect game with 14 strikeouts in a 9-0 victory over Saddleback on April 24. He allowed one hit with 16 strikeouts in a season-opening victory over Godinez 7-0 on Feb. 24.<\/p>\n

Garcia has tossed five shutouts and has 110 strikeouts this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery big game he\u2019s had, he has showed up for us,\u201d Rancho Alamitos coach Sammy Macias said. \u201cHe is our ace. He just hits his spots.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Patriots (12-18) had runners in scoring position with less than two outs in the first, fourth and sixth innings and Garcia pitched out of trouble each time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been pitching in pressure situations all my life,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI\u2019ve never let that get to me and this was no different. Even though it is a semifinal and all the nerves are there, but I\u2019m not letting it get to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Vaqueros took advantage of four errors committed by the Patriots.<\/p>\n

Carson Lamb reached on an error to lead off the first for Rancho Alamitos. He scored from third later in the inning on a groundout by Andrew Ballesta, giving the Vaqueros a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

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Andre Zeferino reached on a two-base error to lead off the fifth for the Vaqueros. He scored from third on a wild pitch to make the score 2-0.<\/p>\n

Gerardo Avila made it from second to third on the wild pitch and then scored the Vaqueros\u2019 third run on a perfectly executed suicide squeeze bunt from Ethan Shepherd.<\/p>\n

Aaron Vilagomez pitched well in a losing effort for the Patriots. He allowed one hit with a walk, a hit batter and four strikeouts over five innings.<\/p>\n

The Patriots opened the season on a 13-game losing streak before rebounding to finish in second place with an 8-2 record in the 605 League.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids showed a lot of resilience just overcoming the start we had this year,\u201d Oxford Academy coach Cory Williams said. \u201cWe just ran into a super-hot team and a pitcher who threw really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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